Small Cats and Predators
Small Cats! “Ghosts... I tell you they are ghosts” “Ghosts that leave a clear trail of pug-marks in the dust”? “I mean when last have you seen one?” I nod [...]
Kaingo’s speedsters
Slower, more attentive… For long that was Kaingo’s maxim. Until now! Kaingo just introduced two cheetahs to rile up the local impala populations. The two cheetah males, born in the [...]
Leopard Gorge
There is a place on Kaingo Game Reserve. It is called Leopard gorge. It is easy to miss the turn off the gravel road that will lead you into the [...]
Fireflies All Around
It seems eerily quiet as the electric motor of the Kaingo boat floats us closer to shore. A Scops owl “prrrrt...prrrt” a little distance away, somewhere a zebra neighs its [...]
Kaingo’s Cheetah Conservation Project
Guests’ enjoy learning more about Kaingo’s cheetah conservation program. South Africa is home to around 1,300 of the world's roughly 7,100 remaining cheetahs. It's also the only country in the [...]
Adventure!
What do you call those little mishaps that sometimes rears its head? On Kaingo, we call it ADVENTURE! As usual, our morning starts at six am. Yawning to get the [...]
Finfoot….Finfoot!
I am green with envy. I am looking at photographs and video material of an African Finfoot. It is splashing around, feeding, sunning, climbing…everything a Finfoot does daily; only this [...]
It’s a new day. It’s a new life!
It’s a new day, it’s a new life, it’s a new world, and I’m feeling good! Firstly, may I sincerely apologize for the corruption of one of the most iconic [...]
Eish!….The nocturnal ones
“No chance,” said Jacque. “Can’t be…was a steenbok” “ But look at the rear” I replied, fervently hoping for my esteemed colleagues to see the little grey grizzel I saw. [...]
The African Snipe
The telephone rings… First, I have no idea where the phone is located. Was on the kitchenette moments ago…or was that last night? I find it under the children’s latest [...]